The (Official?) “I’m Married” Thread

[rootabaga]

And not to mention that the wife can't seem to anticipate anything beyond the hood ornament.

That’s an improvement from the media center and the smartphone…

 

[BrickHouse]

Check with Barry Dawson (post #244 above)…

That refers to "selective hearing" as opposed to simply blocking out the noise.

 

[The_Chief]

My Darling Bride has the Imaginary Brake Pedal in the passenger floorboard... and handprints on the passenger dashboard as she's slapping it with her open hand to alert me to a brake light 2 blocks ahead of us...

 

[Davdi]

I recognize that experience

 

[rootabaga]

That refers to "selective hearing" as opposed to simply blocking out the noise.

Sometimes…there isn’t a whole lot of difference.

I’m just saying…

 

[IHateMyTreo]

 

[rootabaga]

 

[IHateMyTreo]

 

[BrickHouse]

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'oyyy, ... the truth in that .....

It's near gut wrenching t' remember the times I've been in that situation.

 

[The_Chief]

And then we get the whole "if you don't know why I'm mad at you, then I'm not telling you!"

Why, thanks so much DEAR...

 

[The_Chief]

 

[olbriar]

 

[rootabaga]

I am really having trouble with this one…I just can’t get it down!!

 

[rootabaga]

Tonight I realized: being married has taught me that “The Taming of the Shrew” is a comedy because even in Shakespeare’s time, it was a joke to think you could do so…

 

[Unforgiven]

 

[olbriar]

 

[The_Chief]

Two things I learned early on in our marriage that have made things a lot easier over the decades:

What's hers is hers, and what's mine is hers

The five magic words to a long & happy marriage: "Sorry, Honey, I was wrong"

 

[The_Chief]

I have to laugh at the young guys who think they're going to get married any have lots & lots of sex all the time...

 

[The_Chief]

 

[rootabaga]

Two things I learned early on in our marriage that have made things a lot easier over the decades:

What's hers is hers, and what's mine is hers

The five magic words to a long & happy marriage: "Sorry, Honey, I was wrong"

Yeah, I tried that.
That resulted in this response: “Tell me what you were wrong about and where you went wrong. And what, exactly, you’re sorry for. Then tell me how you will avoid doing that in the future."

 

[rootabaga]

 

[IHateMyTreo]

Yeah, I tried that.
That resulted in this response: “Tell me what you were wrong about and where you went wrong. And what, exactly, you’re sorry for. Then tell me how you will avoid doing that in the future."

Oh boy. You have my sympathy. I guess we all do. ‍

 

[olbriar]

 

[Unforgiven]